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Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say

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Re: Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say

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Post by pyre »

endisukaj wrote: post #31
usaphp wrote: post #16

I can imagine this going like this: 1. They extradite this guy to USA 2. Accuse him of hacking and offering him a plea and full protection if he says that Putin was the one who sponsored these attacks 3. Guy says whatever they want him to say 4. USA has now "solid" evidence that Putin hacked them

That seems highly unlikely.

It doesn't even have to be malicious. The US could offer him a plea deal for information that they think that he has, and he just tells them what they want to hear. It's entirely possible that the US authorities are so convinced that it was Russian-sponsored that they will eat it up (because they don't want to consider the possibility that it wasn't Russian-sponsored).

It's not like such things haven't happened before.

Re: Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say

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Post by ommunist »

tptacek wrote: post #3

Czech Republic a member of European Union: Check! Czech Republic a NATO Ally: Check! Computer Crime Illegal In Czech Republic by Czech Law: Check! Computer Crime Illegal In European Union: Check! Bilateral Extradition Treaty Present Between US and Czech Republic: Check! European Union Recognizes Validity Of Bilateral Extradition Treaties With The US: Check! I am not clear on the basis of Russia's expectation that the…

On a simple basis that guy is not a hacker, but a completely innocent gigolo, grappled by some career-eager US spies.

Re: Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say

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Post by ommunist »

hanklazard wrote: post #66
usaphp wrote: post #65

You comparing Stalin to Hitler? Are people mad these days?

Both were dictators who killed millions. Seems like a reasonable comparison.

Add Sir Winston Churchill to the list. He is personally responsible for death of millions of Bengali people.

Re: Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say

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Post by usaphp »

palunon wrote: post #80
usaphp wrote: post #65

You comparing Stalin to Hitler? Are people mad these days?

Well, both are dictators responsible for the death of millions of people for political and ethnic reasons. They are perfectly comparable. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2011/03/10/hitler-vs-stalin-... http://historyofrussia.org/stalin-killed-how-many-people/

The second link that you posting is complete nonsense, it gives an estimate from 1.2 million to 20 million... that's ridiculous estimate, like poking into sky. And then they use the higher end of scale to compare it to other dictators. Stalin was in power for around 25 years, saying that he killed 20 million people during that time, it means he was killing about a million every year, or 3000 people every day, how is it even possible for a single person to order killing of so many people on daily basis?

Re: Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say

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Post by jMyles »

> David Schön, a police spokesman, said on Wednesday that the arrest of the man, whose name has not been released, was not announced immediately “for tactical reasons.”

That's two high-profile "info criminals" in a row given the secret arrest treatment.

I can't say I'm a fan.

Re: Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say

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Post by usaphp »

knowaveragejoe wrote: post #83
usaphp wrote: post #65

You comparing Stalin to Hitler? Are people mad these days?

I'd love to hear your reasoning why the comparison is so wildly incorrect that it earns this response.

Would you put George bush in that comparison? Or we already forgot how hundreds of thousand people died during invasion of Iraq for clear political reasons?

Re: Russian Hacker, Wanted by F.B.I., Is Arrested in Prague, Czechs Say

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Post by adamnemecek »

tomashertus wrote: post #32
bduerst wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Anecdotally, my wife grew up in Prague and has said it is a favorite for Russian tourism, so it's probably fairly easy to enter the E.U. there.

Yup, Prague and especially Karlovy Vary are full of Russian tourists.

Not just tourists, unfortunately they own a large part of that city.
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